Patents by Inventor Jacob Tyler Crosby
Jacob Tyler Crosby has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240124096Abstract: A running board assembly for a snow vehicle includes a support member positioned outboard from a tunnel of the snow vehicle. The support member includes a first end, a second end, and an attachment element located intermediate of the first end and the second end. One or more foot support members is disposed inboard from the support member. A support leg is removably securable to the attachment element of the support member. The support leg includes a mounting feature securable to a rear suspension component disposed below an upper surface of a drive track.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Jacob Tyler Crosby, David L. Vigen, Benjamin Tyler Langaas
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Publication number: 20230398863Abstract: An off-highway recreational includes a frame, a prime mover, a transmission, an intermediate shaft and a main shaft. The transmission is mechanically coupled to receive power from the prime mover and to provide mechanical power at a transaxle output shaft. The intermediate drive shaft is mechanically coupled to the transaxle output shaft, wherein the intermediate drive shaft has a first diameter. The main drive shaft is mechanically coupled to the intermediate drive shaft, wherein the main drive shaft has a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Gary Orlen Homme, Brent Orlin Magner, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Kevin David Thompson
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Publication number: 20230256784Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a recreational vehicle spindle for use with a snowmobile, a snow bike, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), or a side by side vehicle (SxS or UTV). The spindle includes a body with one or more mounts for securing a suspension component and a ground engaging member thereto. The body of the spindle may include one or more of a window, a recess, a leading edge, a triangular cross-sectional shape, an integrated steering stop, and an outboard side that includes a flat surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Jacob Tyler Crosby, Nathan Lee Blomker
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Publication number: 20230256804Abstract: Embodiments include a snowmobile comprising a frame and an engine, the engine including a crankcase mounted to the frame with a crankshaft axis of rotation positioned perpendicular to a longitudinal centerline of the frame. The crankcase includes a cast lower surface comprising a first structural wall extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline and a second structural wall extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline. The lower cast surface further includes a panel extending between the first structural wall and the second structural wall, the panel defining a curved surface and a mounting surface extending from the first structural wall and across at least a first portion of the panel. The snowmobile further comprises an engine mount connected to the frame comprising a housing and a damper.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Benjamin Taylor Langaas, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Ira L. Johnson, Jeremy J. Mammen, Derek Sorenson
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Publication number: 20230257071Abstract: A method of assembling two snowmobiles with a common frame includes providing a common forward frame. A first common component is provided and positioned at a first orientation or at a second orientation with respect to the common forward frame. The first common component is secured at the first orientation or at the second orientation. The method includes selecting between a first set of first model components and a second set of second model components and securing the first set of first model components or the second set of second model components.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: David Vigen, Todd MacDonald, Benjamin Taylor Langaas, Marcus Moldaschel, Samuel J. Sandoz, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Andrew Beavis
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Publication number: 20230242212Abstract: A belt housing assembly includes a first shaft with a first bearing that is mounted in a fixed bearing retainer and a second shaft with a second bearing mounted in a rotatable eccentric bearing retainer. A center of the second bearing is offset from a center of the eccentric bearing retainer. A distance between the first shaft and the second shaft is adjustable by rotating the eccentric bearing retainer. A method of adjusting a distance between a first sprocket attached to a first shaft of a drivetrain operatively interconnecting an engine to a ground engagement member of an all-terrain vehicle via a drive belt interconnected with a second sprocket attached to a second shaft of the drivetrain is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Samuel James Sandoz, Jacob Tyler Crosby
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Publication number: 20220348283Abstract: Embodiments include an off-road vehicle with a straddle seat, a plurality of ground engaging members, a prime mover and a frame having a removable frame portion overlying the prime mover, wherein at least a portion of the engine extends above at least a portion of the removable frame portion, and wherein at least a portion of the straddle seat extends over the removable frame portion and the prime mover.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Derek Sorenson, Lucas Purcell, Ethan R. Klaphake, Alexander Tiemann, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Jens T. Pearson, Brent Gilge, Matt Keller, Chuck Simenson, Christopher J. Evans, Erick Halvorson, Gayland Jensen, Todd Ethan MacDonald
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Publication number: 20220153380Abstract: Embodiments include an off-road vehicle with a straddle seat, a plurality of ground engaging members, a prime mover and a frame having a removable frame portion overlying the prime mover, wherein at least a portion of the engine extends above at least a portion of the removable frame portion, and wherein at least a portion of the straddle seat extends over the removable frame portion and the prime mover.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Derek Sorenson, Lucas Purcell, Ethan R. Klaphake, Alexander Tiemann, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Jens T. Pearson, Brent Gilge, Matt Keller, Chuck Simenson, Christopher J. Evans, Erick Halvorson, Gayland Jensen
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Publication number: 20210323400Abstract: An off-highway recreational includes a frame, a prime mover, a transmission, an intermediate shaft and a main shaft. The transmission is mechanically coupled to receive power from the prime mover and to provide mechanical power at a transaxle output shaft. The intermediate drive shaft is mechanically coupled to the transaxle output shaft, wherein the intermediate drive shaft has a first diameter. The main drive shaft is mechanically coupled to the intermediate drive shaft, wherein the main drive shaft has a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Gary Orlen Homme, JR., Brent Orlin Magner, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Kevin David Thompson
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Patent number: 11046176Abstract: An off-highway recreational includes a frame, a prime mover, a transmission, an intermediate shaft and a main shaft. The transmission is mechanically coupled to receive power from the prime mover and to provide mechanical power at a transaxle output shaft. The intermediate drive shaft is mechanically coupled to the transaxle output shaft, wherein the intermediate drive shaft has a first diameter. The main drive shaft is mechanically coupled to the intermediate drive shaft, wherein the main drive shaft has a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: Devin Joseph Danielson, Joel Merlyn Braun, Steven Allen Mathison, Gary Orlen Homme, Brent Orlin Magner, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Kevin David Thompson, Douglas Robert Grangroth, Ricky Allen Warne
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Publication number: 20180326843Abstract: An off-highway recreational includes a frame, a prime mover, a transmission, an intermediate shaft and a main shaft. The transmission is mechanically coupled to receive power from the prime mover and to provide mechanical power at a transaxle output shaft. The intermediate drive shaft is mechanically coupled to the transaxle output shaft, wherein the intermediate drive shaft has a first diameter. The main drive shaft is mechanically coupled to the intermediate drive shaft, wherein the main drive shaft has a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: Devin Joseph Danielson, Joel Merlyn Braun, Steven Allen Mathison, Gary Orlen Homme, Brent Orlin Magner, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Kevin David Thompson, Douglas Robert Grangroth, Ricky Allen Warne